叩頭
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[edit] Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
| 叩 | 頭 |
[edit] Noun
叩頭 (hiragana こうとう, romaji kōtō)
- a kowtow, a deep bow so low that one's head touches the ground
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| 叩头 | |
| 叩頭 |
[edit] Verb
叩頭 (traditional, Pinyin kòutóu, simplified 叩头)
- to kneel and bow low enough to touch one's forehead to the ground
- to bow very deeply
- to act in a very submissive manner
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- (English) kowtow
